NOTORIOUS: The gang said despite their reputation they are promoting peace (Pic: BBC) (Image: BBC)

“Even though people call us a gang and what not, we live in this community together and it has just brought everyone together, it doesn’t matter what you wear or what colour your skin is, or what you stand for, your religion, it’s just brought everyone together like the earthquakes.

“We love this city and I think and it’s a shame it needs a disaster to bring our people together.”

He added: “That (white power extremism) has been here for years, it’s been here for decades, every respect for a person who shows who they are but others hide behind something.

“Those are the people you have to be aware about and careful about because they do not express how they feel, they just blow up and something like this is the result.”

BIKERS: The gang was formed in Wellington in the 70s (Pic: GETTY) (Image: GETTY)

HAKA: The traditional war dance is world famous (Pic: BBC) (Image: BBC)

The mosque attacker was an avowed white supremacist who said in a “manifesto” that he wanted to start a race war and demonise migrants.

One of the haka dancers and gang leaders Shane Turner said the haka dance was their way of showing support for the Muslim community.

“It is sad today and going to be sad tomorrow and this is about the only time we can all be together collectively,” he said.

“We just wanted to transfer our mana (honour/respect) to the people who are suffering, strengthen them, give them something so they can hang in there and get through.

EMOTIONAL: Members of the rival Mongrel Mob gang also offered condolences after the attack (Pic: GETTY/AFP) (Image: GETTY/AFP)

UNITED: The members gathered on Saturday with members of the Muslim community (Pic: GETTY/AFP) (Image: GETTY/AFP)

“We can’t blame anybody, it’s not in my mind to do that, we will leave that up to the white people to handle it, we stay out of that and just do what we can to accommodate the Muslim community.

“Black Power is an organised group and we suffer just along like everybody else does, like the earthquake like everything that comes along we are part of the Christchurch community too.”

Today the Black Power gang is accused of heavy involvement in organised crime, such as drug production and dealing, and nearly 700 members are in jail.

Their rival Mongrel Mob biker gang also showed their support for the Muslim victims of the massacre yesterday at a memorial.